The following is a list of active military aircraft of the Philippines.
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed-Wing Aircraft | |||||
Short 330 | United Kingdom | Utility aircraft | 1 | ||
Cessna 206 | United States | utility | 1 | [1] | |
Cessna 172 | United States | utility | 172M | 2 | (PA-071 & PA-072) [1] |
Cessna 150 | United States | utility | 150 | 1 | (PA-911) [2] |
Rotary-Wing Aircraft | |||||
MBB Bo 105 | Germany | Utility helicopter | Bo-105 | 4 | t/n 203 donated by Manny V. Pangilinan, to be used to prepare for larger helicopters. t/n 224 donated by Dornier Technologies in October 2022. t/n 222 and 223 are also donated by still unidentified groups. |
Robinson R44 | United States | trainer | R44 Raven II | 2 | Serves as a trainer aircraft for the future acquisition of helicopters in the Army. [3] |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | |||||
Hermes 450 | Israel | tactical UAV | (+4) [4] | Tier III UAV. Only 1 system made up of 4 UAVs and a ground control station. | |
Skylark | Israel |
hand-launched UAV catapult-launched UAV |
Skylark I-LEX
[5] Skylark 3 |
- |
Tier I UAV. Acquired under USD180 million deal.
[6] Tier II UAV. Acquired under USD180 million deal. [6] |
Thor | Israel | VTOL UAV | (+1066) | Tier I UAV. 533 systems made up of 2 UAV each. Acquired under deal with Elbit [7] under a USD153 million deal. [8] | |
DJI Phantom | China | VTOL UAV | Phantom 3 Professional Phantom 4 |
unknown | Commercial drones bought off-the-shelf by Philippine Army units. [9] |
Raptor Knight Falcon |
Philippines | miniature UAV | 2(+1) [10] | The first drone, it is smaller and has less endurance than the Knight Falcon.
[11] The second drone. A third unnamed drone is in the works. [10] [11] |
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maritime patrol | ||||||
Beechcraft King Air | United States | utility / patrol | TC-90 | 5 [12] | ex- JMSDF | |
Britten-Norman BN-2 | United Kingdom | patrol / utility | BN-2A | 5 [12] | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Leonardo AW159 | United Kingdom | utility / ASW | 2 [12] | |||
AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | utility / SAR | 5 [12] | |||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
Cessna 172 | United States | trainer / light utility | 4 [13] | |||
Robinson R44 | United States | rotorcaft trainer | 3 on order [13] |
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
BN-2 Islander | United Kingdom | SAR | BN-2A | 2 | ||
Cessna 208 Caravan | United States | SAR | 208EX | 1 [14] | 1 on order. [14] | |
Helicopters | ||||||
MBB Bo 105 | Germany | SAR | Bo 105C | 1 | 1 of 2 grounded. [15] | |
Airbus H145 | Germany | SAR | H145 | 2 [16] [17] | 5 more units planned to be acquired to complete the Maritime Disaster Response Helicopter Acquisition Project of the PH Coast Guard which requires 7 multirole helicopters. [18] |
The following is a list of active military aircraft of the Philippines.
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed-Wing Aircraft | |||||
Short 330 | United Kingdom | Utility aircraft | 1 | ||
Cessna 206 | United States | utility | 1 | [1] | |
Cessna 172 | United States | utility | 172M | 2 | (PA-071 & PA-072) [1] |
Cessna 150 | United States | utility | 150 | 1 | (PA-911) [2] |
Rotary-Wing Aircraft | |||||
MBB Bo 105 | Germany | Utility helicopter | Bo-105 | 4 | t/n 203 donated by Manny V. Pangilinan, to be used to prepare for larger helicopters. t/n 224 donated by Dornier Technologies in October 2022. t/n 222 and 223 are also donated by still unidentified groups. |
Robinson R44 | United States | trainer | R44 Raven II | 2 | Serves as a trainer aircraft for the future acquisition of helicopters in the Army. [3] |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | |||||
Hermes 450 | Israel | tactical UAV | (+4) [4] | Tier III UAV. Only 1 system made up of 4 UAVs and a ground control station. | |
Skylark | Israel |
hand-launched UAV catapult-launched UAV |
Skylark I-LEX
[5] Skylark 3 |
- |
Tier I UAV. Acquired under USD180 million deal.
[6] Tier II UAV. Acquired under USD180 million deal. [6] |
Thor | Israel | VTOL UAV | (+1066) | Tier I UAV. 533 systems made up of 2 UAV each. Acquired under deal with Elbit [7] under a USD153 million deal. [8] | |
DJI Phantom | China | VTOL UAV | Phantom 3 Professional Phantom 4 |
unknown | Commercial drones bought off-the-shelf by Philippine Army units. [9] |
Raptor Knight Falcon |
Philippines | miniature UAV | 2(+1) [10] | The first drone, it is smaller and has less endurance than the Knight Falcon.
[11] The second drone. A third unnamed drone is in the works. [10] [11] |
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maritime patrol | ||||||
Beechcraft King Air | United States | utility / patrol | TC-90 | 5 [12] | ex- JMSDF | |
Britten-Norman BN-2 | United Kingdom | patrol / utility | BN-2A | 5 [12] | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Leonardo AW159 | United Kingdom | utility / ASW | 2 [12] | |||
AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | utility / SAR | 5 [12] | |||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
Cessna 172 | United States | trainer / light utility | 4 [13] | |||
Robinson R44 | United States | rotorcaft trainer | 3 on order [13] |
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
BN-2 Islander | United Kingdom | SAR | BN-2A | 2 | ||
Cessna 208 Caravan | United States | SAR | 208EX | 1 [14] | 1 on order. [14] | |
Helicopters | ||||||
MBB Bo 105 | Germany | SAR | Bo 105C | 1 | 1 of 2 grounded. [15] | |
Airbus H145 | Germany | SAR | H145 | 2 [16] [17] | 5 more units planned to be acquired to complete the Maritime Disaster Response Helicopter Acquisition Project of the PH Coast Guard which requires 7 multirole helicopters. [18] |